O87
Header — not billableVenous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium
The ICD-10 code for venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium is O87.
O87 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- venous complications in labor, delivery and the puerperium
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under O87
- O87.0Superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperium
- O87.1Deep phlebothrombosis in the puerperium
- O87.2Hemorrhoids in the puerperium
- O87.3Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium
- O87.4Varicose veins of lower extremity in the puerperium
- O87.8Other venous complications in the puerperium
- O87.9Venous complication in the puerperium, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- O85Puerperal sepsis
- O86Other puerperal infectionsnon-billable header
- O88Obstetric embolismnon-billable header
- O89Complications of anesthesia during the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O90Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- O91Infections of breast associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactationnon-billable header
- O92Other disorders of breast and disorders of lactation associated with pregnancy and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O87Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperiumnon-billable header